Tottenham have announced that Arsenal have granted a reduced ticket allocation for the clubs' FA Cup third clash next month.

Spurs applied for the maximum allocation of 9,000 tickets (15 per cent) for the match on January 4, but Arsenal said they would only provide 5,186 (8.6%) on safety and security grounds.

Tottenham confirmed on their website that, should the match be drawn and a replay held at White Hart Lane, Arsenal would be provided with a 'reduced allocation equivalent to the percentage we have received at the Emirates Stadium'.

This is not the first time the North London rivals have not seen eye to eye over ticket allocations.

Arsenal offered Tottenham just 5,173 tickets for a League Cup semi-final second-leg in 2007. In their first season at Emirates Stadium, the club was advised that it was unsafe to make the considerable increase from 3,000 to 9,000 away supporters in one single step. In a two-legged tie, Arsenal also wanted the allocation to reflect the number of tickets they would get at White Hart Lane.

However, Arsenal granted Chelsea the full 9,000 tickets for their League Cup fourth-round tie earlier this season and that game passed without any crowd trouble.

Tottenham also confirmed that Arsenal had set the price for away fans at £62 per ticket.